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UNITED STATES 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549 
 
FORM N-Q 
 
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED 
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES 
 
Investment Company Act file number 811-4173 
 
John Hancock Investors Trust 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 
 
601 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) 
 
Salvatore Schiavone, Treasurer 
 
601 Congress Street 
 
Boston, Massachusetts 02210 
(Name and address of agent for service) 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 617-663-4497 
 
Date of fiscal year end:  October 31 
 
 
Date of reporting period:  January 31, 2011 

 

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS






John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
Corporate Bonds 82.87%        $143,966,177 

(Cost $135,864,320)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 19.27%        33,473,069 

 
Auto Components 0.80%         
Allison Transmission, Inc. (S)(Z)  11.000  11/01/15  $1,000,000  1,095,000 
Exide Technologies (S)  8.625  02/01/18  270,000  284,513 
 
Auto Manufacturers 0.25%         
Volvo Treasury AB (S)(Z)  5.950  04/01/15  390,000  426,917 
 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 6.48%         
Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of         
Oklahoma (S)(Z)  12.000  10/15/15  2,000,000  2,017,500 
Greektown Superholdings, Inc. (S)  13.000  07/01/15  2,179,000  2,467,718 
HRP Myrtle Beach Operations LLC (H)(S)  -  04/01/12  1,745,000  0 
Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. (Z)  9.750  06/15/14  1,000,000  1,000,000 
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.  11.625  12/01/15  360,000  389,700 
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (S)  9.000  08/31/20  328,000  295,200 
Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe (H)(S)  5.912  09/01/21  275,000  124,451 
Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, Series A (H)(S)  8.500  11/15/15  2,000,000  237,500 
Midwest Gaming Borrower LLC/Midwest Finance Corp.         
(S)(Z)  11.625  04/15/16  80,000  82,900 
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Z)  7.125  08/15/14  1,000,000  715,000 
MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (Z)  12.625  07/15/14  1,055,000  1,109,069 
MTR Gaming Group, Inc., Series B (Z)  9.000  06/01/12  590,000  542,800 
Pokagon Gaming Authority (S)(Z)  10.375  06/15/14  694,000  718,290 
Turning Stone Resort Casino Enterprises (S)(Z)  9.125  09/15/14  485,000  494,700 
Waterford Gaming LLC (S)(Z)  8.625  09/15/14  968,000  665,737 
Yonkers Racing Corp. (S)(Z)  11.375  07/15/16  351,000  387,855 
 
Household Durables 0.08%         
Standard Pacific Corp.  8.375  05/15/18  140,000  145,600 
 
Household Products 0.23%         
Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. (S)  8.500  05/15/18  390,000  406,575 
 
Leisure Equipment & Products 0.30%         
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.  9.750  12/01/16  465,000  517,313 
 
Media 8.46%         
AMC Entertainment, Inc. (Z)  8.750  06/01/19  350,000  375,375 
Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. (Z)  12.750  02/15/14  2,000,000  2,020,000 
CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp.  13.500  11/30/16  841,501  1,018,216 
Cinemark USA, Inc. (Z)  8.625  06/15/19  245,000  265,213 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc.  10.750  08/01/16  1,385,000  1,298,438 
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., PIK  11.000  08/01/16  1,806,617  1,662,088 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc.  9.250  12/15/17  100,000  110,500 
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., Series B  9.250  12/15/17  395,000  437,463 
CSC Holdings LLC  8.500  06/15/15  755,000  826,725 
DIRECTV Holdings LLC//DIRECTV Financing Company, Inc.  5.875  10/01/19  355,000  385,794 
News America Holdings, Inc. (Z)  7.750  01/20/24  980,000  1,144,749 
Quebecor Media, Inc. (Z)  7.750  03/15/16  95,000  98,563 
Regal Cinemas Corp. (Z)  8.625  07/15/19  130,000  138,450 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (S)(Z)  8.750  04/01/15  2,000,000  2,185,000 
SuperMedia, Inc., Escrow Certificates (I)  8.000  11/15/16  2,000,000  0 
Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Z)  8.250  04/01/19  375,000  465,028 
Videotron Ltee (Z)  6.375  12/15/15  300,000  307,500 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
Consumer Discretionary (continued)         

XM Satellite Radio, Inc. (S)(Z)  13.000  08/01/13  $1,650,000  $1,963,500 
 
Multiline Retail 1.25%         
Michaels Stores, Inc. (Z)  11.375  11/01/16  1,975,000  2,162,625 
 
Personal Products 0.11%         
Revlon Consumer Products Corp.  9.750  11/15/15  185,000  196,563 
 
Specialty Retail 0.76%         
Hillman Group, Inc.  10.875  06/01/18  290,000  316,463 
Sonic Automotive, Inc.  9.000  03/15/18  145,000  153,700 
Staples, Inc. (Z)  9.750  01/15/14  500,000  609,315 
Toys R Us Property Company LLC  8.500  12/01/17  225,000  245,250 
 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.55%         
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.  11.125  04/15/14  360,000  374,400 
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (Z)  7.375  05/15/20  550,000  587,813 
 
Consumer Staples 3.66%        6,354,223 

 
Beverages 0.66%         
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.200  01/15/14  1,000,000  1,152,862 
 
Food Products 2.00%         
BFF International, Ltd. (S)(Z)  7.250  01/28/20  1,000,000  1,062,500 
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. (Z)  5.350  04/15/14  1,015,000  1,068,814 
Corp. Pesquera Inca SAC (S)(Z)  9.000  02/10/17  350,000  371,875 
JBS Finance II, Ltd. (S)  8.250  01/29/18  775,000  775,000 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (Z)  7.750  03/01/18  175,000  188,781 
 
Household Products 0.59%         
Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (Z)  8.500  02/15/15  655,000  684,475 
Yankee Candle Company, Inc., Series B (Z)  9.750  02/15/17  315,000  330,750 
 
Tobacco 0.41%         
Lorillard Tobacco Company (Z)  6.875  05/01/20  720,000  719,166 
 
Energy 10.96%        19,044,442 

 
Energy Equipment & Services 0.87%         
Delek & Avner-Yam Tethys, Ltd. (S)(Z)  5.326  08/01/13  113,481  113,912 
Gazprom (S)(Z)  9.625  03/01/13  1,000,000  1,128,400 
Trinidad Drilling, Ltd. (S)  7.875  01/15/19  265,000  274,275 
 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.09%         
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Z)  6.375  09/15/17  500,000  552,288 
Arch Coal, Inc.  8.750  08/01/16  665,000  736,488 
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (Z)  8.125  12/15/15  405,000  419,175 
Copano Energy LLC/Copano Energy Finance Corp. (Z)  8.125  03/01/16  250,000  259,375 
Devon Energy Corp. (Z)  5.625  01/15/14  1,035,000  1,154,529 
Drummond Company, Inc. (Z)  7.375  02/15/16  1,760,000  1,826,000 
Gibson Energy ULC/GEP Midstream Finance Corp.  10.000  01/15/18  390,000  402,675 
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp. (S)(Z)  8.625  04/15/20  390,000  427,050 
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, Series B (Z)  8.500  07/15/16  500,000  526,875 
McMoRan Exploration Company (Z)  11.875  11/15/14  1,100,000  1,207,250 
Niska Gas Storage US LLC/Niska Gas Storage Canada ULC         
(S)(Z)  8.875  03/15/18  565,000  615,850 
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (Z)  8.125  03/30/18  500,000  500,000 
Pan American Energy LLC (S)  7.875  05/07/21  350,000  374,500 
Petro-Canada (Z)  9.250  10/15/21  1,000,000  1,345,179 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
Energy (continued)         

Petroleos Mexicanos  6.000  03/05/20  $360,000  $380,952 
Petroleos Mexicanos  4.875  03/15/15  1,000,000  1,063,750 
Plains All American Pipeline LP (Z)  6.500  05/01/18  1,000,000  1,126,788 
RDS Ultra-Deepwater, Ltd. (S)(Z)  11.875  03/15/17  750,000  813,750 
Regency Energy Partners LP/Regency Energy Finance Corp.  9.375  06/01/16  1,140,000  1,259,700 
Thermon Industries, Inc.  9.500  05/01/17  1,950,000  2,096,250 
Valero Energy Corp. (Z)  6.125  02/01/20  205,000  222,778 
Valero Energy Corp. (Z)  4.500  02/01/15  205,000  216,653 
 
Financials 14.94%        25,959,154 

 
Capital Markets 1.26%         
Morgan Stanley (Z)  6.000  04/28/15  1,000,000  1,082,997 
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Z)  6.250  09/01/17  1,000,000  1,103,448 
 
Commercial Banks 1.87%         
Barclays Bank PLC  5.140  10/14/20  1,595,000  1,453,881 
BOM Capital PLC (S)(Z)  6.699  03/11/15  355,000  363,875 
Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Company, Ltd. (5.506% to         
04/15/2015, then 3 month LIBOR + 2.490%) (S)(Z)  5.506  (Q)  905,000  915,853 
State Bank of India/London (S)  4.500  07/27/15  500,000  510,268 
 
Consumer Finance 0.92%         
American Express Credit Corp. (Z)  5.125  08/25/14  1,000,000  1,083,267 
SLM Corp. (Z)  8.450  06/15/18  485,000  523,835 
 
Diversified Financial Services 3.83%         
Astoria Depositor Corp., Series B (S)  8.144  05/01/21  750,000  750,000 
Beaver Valley Funding (Z)  9.000  06/01/17  607,000  685,722 
Bosphorus Financial Services, Ltd. (P)(S)(Z)  2.086  02/15/12  156,250  154,147 
CCM Merger, Inc. (S)(Z)  8.000  08/01/13  2,145,000  2,134,275 
Corp Andina de Fomento (Z)  3.750  01/15/16  690,000  684,911 
Crown Castle Towers LLC (S)(Z)  4.883  08/15/20  750,000  732,935 
Nationstar Mortgage/Nationstar Capital Corp. (S)(Z)  10.875  04/01/15  375,000  376,875 
Orascom Telecom Finance SCA (S)(Z)  7.875  02/08/14  280,000  266,700 
TAM Capital, Inc. (Z)  7.375  04/25/17  860,000  875,050 
 
Insurance 2.56%         
CNA Financial Corp. (Z)  7.350  11/15/19  655,000  719,719 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (S)  7.500  08/15/36  515,000  514,570 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.300  06/15/14  750,000  820,856 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (10.750% to 6/15/2038, then 3         
month LIBOR + 7.120%) (S)  10.750  06/15/58  1,000,000  1,285,000 
Lincoln National Corp. (7.000% to 5/17/2016, then 3 month         
LIBOR + 2.358%) (Z)  7.000  05/17/66  370,000  366,300 
Symetra Financial Corp. (8.300% to 10/15/2017, then 3         
month LIBOR + 4.177%) (S)(Z)  8.300  10/15/37  520,000  509,600 
Willis North America, Inc. (Z)  7.000  09/29/19  215,000  233,568 
 
Investment Companies 1.40%         
Offshore Group Investments, Ltd. (S)(Z)  11.500  08/01/15  2,180,000  2,425,250 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.30%         
Dexus Property Group (S)(Z)  7.125  10/15/14  1,000,000  1,120,467 
Dupont Fabros Technology LP  8.500  12/15/17  350,000  378,875 
Health Care, Inc. (Z)  6.200  06/01/16  345,000  382,702 
Plum Creek Timberlands LP (Z)  5.875  11/15/15  345,000  371,330 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
Financials (continued)         

 
Real Estate Management & Development 1.80%         
Realogy Corp. (S)  12.000  04/15/17  $1,843,221  $1,965,334 
Realogy Corp. (S)  11.500  04/15/17  1,095,000  1,167,544 
 
Health Care 1.02%        1,763,667 

 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.59%         
Covidien International Finance SA (Z)  5.450  10/15/12  945,000  1,016,028 
 
Health Care Providers & Services 0.17%         
BioScrip, Inc.  10.250  10/01/15  285,000  302,100 
 
Pharmaceuticals 0.26%         
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., PIK (Z)  9.500  04/15/15  436,268  445,539 
 
Industrials 11.27%        19,572,769 

 
Aerospace & Defense 1.90%         
Colt Defense LLC/Colt Finance Corp. (S)(Z)  8.750  11/15/17  175,000  144,375 
Embraer Overseas, Ltd. (Z)  6.375  01/15/20  885,000  932,569 
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company LLC (Z)  8.500  04/01/15  855,000  626,288 
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.  10.000  06/01/17  400,000  446,500 
L-3 Communications Corp., Series B (Z)  6.375  10/15/15  200,000  206,250 
PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  10.875  04/15/17  390,000  413,400 
TransDigm, Inc. (S)  7.750  12/15/18  495,000  530,888 
Airlines 4.35%         
Continental Airlines, Inc. (Z)  8.307  04/02/18  156,689  160,998 
Continental Airlines, Inc.  7.033  06/15/11  88,650  88,872 
Continental Airlines, Inc. (Z)  6.545  02/02/19  232,647  247,769 
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (S)(Z)  12.250  03/15/15  410,000  464,325 
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (S)(Z)  9.500  09/15/14  1,343,000  1,467,228 
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Z)  6.821  08/10/22  755,679  806,688 
Global Aviation Holdings, Inc.  14.000  08/15/13  1,385,000  1,509,650 
United Air Lines, Inc. (Z)  12.750  07/15/12  678,455  763,262 
United Air Lines, Inc. (S)(Z)  12.000  11/01/13  820,000  906,100 
United Air Lines, Inc. (Z)  10.400  11/01/16  335,229  388,027 
United Air Lines, Inc. (Z)  9.750  01/15/17  659,839  760,464 
 
Building Materials 0.10%         
Voto-Votorantim Overseas Trading Operations NV (S)(Z)  6.625  09/25/19  160,000  167,800 
 
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.48%         
ACCO Brands Corp.  10.625  03/15/15  615,000  694,950 
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC  9.625  03/15/18  345,000  379,500 
Garda World Security Corp. (S)(Z)  9.750  03/15/17  765,000  820,463 
Iron Mountain, Inc. (Z)  8.375  08/15/21  760,000  826,500 
MSX International, Inc. (S)  12.500  04/01/12  1,850,000  1,591,000 
 
Electrical Equipment 0.18%         
Coleman Cable, Inc.  9.000  02/15/18  295,000  305,325 
 
Industrial Conglomerates 0.46%         
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd. (S)(Z)  6.500  02/13/13  365,000  398,471 
Hutchison Whampoa International, Ltd. (S)(Z)  4.625  09/11/15  385,000  409,412 
 
Machinery 0.16%         
Thermadyne Holdings Corp. (S)  9.000  12/15/17  260,000  274,300 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

Industrials (continued)         

 
Road & Rail 1.64%         
CSX Corp. (Z)  6.300  03/15/12  $1,000,000  $1,056,540 
RailAmerica, Inc. (Z)  9.250  07/01/17  448,000  494,480 
Western Express, Inc. (S)(Z)  12.500  04/15/15  1,395,000  1,290,375 
 
Information Technology 1.25%        2,171,800 

 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.58%         
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (S)(Z)  9.250  04/15/18  290,000  321,175 
STATS ChipPAC, Ltd. (S)  7.500  08/12/15  630,000  683,550 
 
IT Services 0.31%         
Brightstar Corp. (S)  9.500  12/01/16  515,000  535,600 
 
Software 0.36%         
Vangent, Inc. (Z)  9.625  02/15/15  670,000  631,475 
 
Materials 8.17%        14,202,280 

 
Chemicals 2.03%         
American Pacific Corp. (Z)  9.000  02/01/15  565,000  553,700 
Berry Plastics Corp. (Z)  8.250  11/15/15  770,000  831,600 
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (Z)  10.250  04/01/15  1,000,000  1,032,500 
The Dow Chemical Company (Z)  5.900  02/15/15  1,000,000  1,109,384 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.69%         
Ball Corp. (Z)  6.750  09/15/20  235,000  247,925 
Cascades, Inc.  7.875  01/15/20  240,000  249,600 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (Z)  9.500  06/15/17  185,000  204,888 
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.  7.875  10/01/18  236,000  250,160 
Packaging Dynamics Corp. (S)  8.750  02/01/16  240,000  244,500 
 
Metals & Mining 2.67%         
CSN Islands XI Corp. (S)(Z)  6.875  09/21/19  250,000  272,813 
Essar Steel Algoma, Inc. (S)(Z)  9.375  03/15/15  500,000  500,000 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. (Z)  8.375  04/01/17  220,000  245,300 
Gerdau Holdings, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.000  01/20/20  360,000  394,200 
Rain CII Carbon LLC (S)  8.000  12/01/18  945,000  1,001,700 
Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. (Z)  7.125  07/15/28  710,000  848,980 
Ryerson, Inc. (Z)  12.000  11/01/15  1,000,000  1,060,000 
Teck Resources, Ltd. (Z)  10.750  05/15/19  240,000  312,000 
 
Paper & Forest Products 2.78%         
ABI Escrow Corp. (S)  10.250  10/15/18  910,000  1,026,025 
Boise Paper Holdings LLC/Boise Finance Company  8.000  04/01/20  515,000  557,488 
Grupo Papelero Scribe SA (S)(Z)  8.875  04/07/20  1,800,000  1,791,000 
NewPage Corp. (Z)  11.375  12/31/14  1,085,000  1,087,713 
PE Paper Escrow GmbH (S)(Z)  12.000  08/01/14  95,000  110,691 
Verso Paper Holdings LLC  11.500  07/01/14  245,000  270,113 
 
Telecommunication Services 8.37%        14,546,932 

 
Communications Equipment 0.15%         
Sable International Finance, Ltd. (S)(Z)  7.750  02/15/17  250,000  266,875 
 
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.74%         
Axtel SAB de CV (S)(Z)  9.000  09/22/19  260,000  255,450 
Axtel SAB de CV (S)(Z)  7.625  02/01/17  810,000  774,563 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
Telecommunication Services (continued)         

BellSouth Corp. (Z)  6.300  12/15/15  $598,380  $647,982 
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (Z)  8.750  03/15/18  540,000  517,050 
Frontier Communications Corp.  8.750  04/15/22  435,000  490,463 
Frontier Communications Corp. (Z)  7.125  03/15/19  530,000  556,500 
GXS Worldwide, Inc.  9.750  06/15/15  430,000  428,925 
Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd. (Z)  11.250  02/04/17  1,470,000  1,650,075 
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Z)  6.175  06/18/14  1,105,000  1,177,778 
 
Wireless Telecommunication Services 4.48%         
Bakrie Telecom Pte, Ltd. (S)  11.500  05/07/15  750,000  808,125 
CC Holdings GS V LLC/Crown Castle GS III Corp. (S)(Z)  7.750  05/01/17  410,000  451,000 
Nextel Communications, Inc., Series D (Z)  7.375  08/01/15  1,340,000  1,350,050 
NII Capital Corp.  10.000  08/15/16  320,000  358,400 
SBA Tower Trust (S)(Z)  5.101  04/15/17  580,000  609,140 
Sprint Capital Corp. (Z)  8.750  03/15/32  1,065,000  1,108,931 
Sprint Capital Corp. (Z)  8.375  03/15/12  1,970,000  2,093,125 
Sprint Capital Corp. (Z)  6.900  05/01/19  1,000,000  1,002,500 
 
Utilities 3.96%        6,877,841 

 
Electric Utilities 2.08%         
BVPS II Funding Corp. (Z)  8.890  06/01/17  550,000  618,306 
CE Generation LLC (Z)  7.416  12/15/18  512,000  525,462 
Exelon Corp. (Z)  4.900  06/15/15  1,015,000  1,082,416 
FPL Energy National Wind LLC (S)(Z)  5.608  03/10/24  260,121  261,799 
PNPP II Funding Corp. (Z)  9.120  05/30/16  289,000  309,502 
United Maritime Group LLC  11.750  06/15/15  475,000  475,000 
Waterford 3 Funding Corp. (Z)  8.090  01/02/17  343,380  347,174 
 
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 1.19%         
AES Eastern Energy LP (Z)  9.000  01/02/17  902,900  902,900 
Ipalco Enterprises, Inc. (Z)  8.625  11/14/11  315,000  329,175 
NRG Energy, Inc.  7.375  01/15/17  795,000  826,800 
 
Multi-Utilities 0.69%         
DTE Energy Company (Z)  7.625  05/15/14  1,040,000  1,199,307 
  
Convertible Bonds 2.29%        $3,968,099 

(Cost $3,217,259)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 1.30%        2,259,299 

 
Media 1.30%         
XM Satellite Radio, Inc. (S)(Z)  7.000  12/01/14  1,770,000  2,259,299 
 
Financials 0.36%        625,150 

 
Capital Markets 0.14%         
Knight Capital Group, Inc. (S)(Z)  3.500  03/15/15  250,000  243,125 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.22%         
Corporate Office Properties LP (S)(Z)  4.250  04/15/30  370,000  382,025 
 
Industrials 0.63%        1,083,650 

 
Airlines 0.33%         
UAL Corp. (Z)  4.500  06/30/21  550,000  573,650 
 
Containers & Packaging 0.30%         
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (S)(Z)  3.000  06/01/15  500,000  510,000 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
Capital Preferred Securities 1.05%        $1,827,963 

(Cost $1,957,604)         
 
Financials 1.05%        1,827,963 

 
Commercial Banks 0.39%         
HSBC Finance Capital Trust IX (5.911% to 11/302015, then         
3 month LIBOR + 1.926%) (Z)  5.911  11/30/35  $700,000  671,125 
Diversified Financial Services 0.66%         
NB Capital Trust IV (Z)  8.250  04/15/27  1,130,000  1,156,838 
 
U.S. Government & Agency Obligations 37.28%        $64,762,570 

(Cost $64,789,396)         
 
U.S. Government 20.27%        35,215,253 

U.S. Treasury Notes         
Note  2.625  11/15/20  1,065,000  997,938 
Note (Z)  2.500  03/31/15  18,500,000  19,222,596 
Note (Z)  2.500  04/30/15  2,430,000  2,521,883 
Note (Z)  2.375  02/28/15  1,295,000  1,340,325 
Note (Z)  1.250  08/31/15  4,905,000  4,793,490 
Note (Z)  1.250  09/30/15  6,500,000  6,339,021 
 
U.S. Government Agency 17.01%        29,547,317 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.         
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  06/01/37  61,737  68,490 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  10/01/37  112,798  125,136 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  11/01/37  214,128  238,018 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  12/01/37  105,050  116,541 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  12/01/37  71,799  79,653 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  03/01/38  439,532  490,355 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  03/01/38  211,488  234,621 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  09/01/39  186,852  207,290 
Federal National Mortgage Association         
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  07/01/36  963,648  1,074,962 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf  6.500  10/01/37  645,898  717,682 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf (Z)  6.500  01/01/39  3,859,595  4,288,547 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf (Z)  5.500  06/01/38  9,830,616  10,519,835 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf (Z)  4.500  10/01/40  4,125,091  4,232,543 
30 Yr Pass Thru Ctf (Z)  4.000  08/01/40  7,210,228  7,153,644 
  
Foreign Government Obligations 2.11%        $3,668,011 

(Cost $3,441,249)         
 
Argentina 1.09%        1,899,750 

City of Buenos Aires (S)(Z)  12.500  04/06/15  1,700,000  1,899,750 
 
Canada 0.42%        730,267 

Province of Ontario  3.150  12/15/17  735,000  730,267 
 
Mexico 0.48%        826,898 

Government of Mexico         
Bond (Z)  5.875  02/17/14  450,000  497,250 
Bond (Z)  5.125  01/15/20  315,000  329,648 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
 
South Korea 0.12%        $211,096 

Korea Development Bank (Z)  4.375  08/10/15  $205,000  211,096 
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations 6.87%        $11,938,487 

(Cost $11,009,201)         
 
Commercial & Residential 6.29%        10,925,026 

American Home Mortgage Assets         
Series 2006-6, Class XP IO  2.373  12/25/46  9,060,279  533,884 
American Tower Trust         
Series 2007-1A, Class C (S)  5.615  04/15/37  195,000  206,014 
Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust         
Series 2005-3, Class B2 (P)  2.713  04/25/35  397,554  23,592 
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust         
Series 2006-OA12, Class X IO  2.828  09/20/46  46,402,384  3,132,161 
First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities         
Series 2004-AA5, Class B1 (P)  2.383  12/25/34  254,781  24,453 
Global Tower Partners Acquisition Partners LLC         
Series 2007-1A, Class G (S)  7.874  05/15/37  360,000  372,670 
GSR Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2006-4F, Class 6A1  6.500  05/25/36  2,841,060  2,421,975 
Series 2004-9, Class B1  3.571  08/25/34  772,862  305,200 
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-8, Class 1X IO  2.345  09/19/35  5,362,535  285,827 
Series 2007-3, Class ES IO  0.349  05/19/47  9,415,572  61,672 
Series 2007-4, Class ES IO  0.350  07/19/47  11,286,885  62,529 
Series 2007-6, Class ES IO (S)  0.342  08/19/37  7,899,461  50,478 
IndyMac Index Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2004-AR13, Class B1  5.296  01/25/35  307,944  25,788 
Series 2005-AR18, Class 1X IO  2.217  10/25/36  10,904,185  490,688 
Series 2005-AR18, Class 2X IO  1.917  10/25/36  10,222,854  460,028 
Series 2005-AR5, Class B1 (P)  2.773  05/25/35  410,947  9,194 
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust         
Series 2006-AF1, Class MF1 (H) (P)  6.476  08/25/36  553,713  6 
Morgan Stanley Capital I         
Series 2008-HQ8, Class AM (P)  5.438  03/12/44  995,000  1,033,966 
Provident Funding Mortgage Loan Trust         
Series 2005-1, Class B1 (P)  2.850  05/25/35  363,976  87,499 
Washington Mutual, Inc.         
Series 2005-AR1, Class X IO  1.618  01/25/45  14,594,226  596,812 
Series 2005-AR4, Class B1 (P)  2.719  04/25/35  1,416,874  321,449 
Series 2005-AR8, Class X IO  1.710  07/25/45  8,083,665  419,141 
 
U.S. Government Agency 0.58%        1,013,461 

Federal National Mortgage Association         
Series 398, Class C3 IO  4.500  05/25/39  1,559,566  350,192 
Series 402, Class 3 IO  4.000  11/25/39  1,156,309  238,871 
Series 402, Class 4 IO  4.000  10/25/39  2,035,517  424,398 
 
Asset Backed Securities 1.11%        $1,930,855 

(Cost $1,814,759)         
 
Asset Backed Securities 1.11%        1,930,855 

ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust         
Series 1995-2, Class A-5  8.100  08/15/25  36,871  35,983 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

    Maturity  Par value   
  Rate (%)  date    Value 
Asset Backed Securities (continued)         

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates         
Series 2006-3, Class 2A2 (P)  0.440  06/25/36  $992,946  $869,872 
Dominos Pizza Master Issuer LLC         
Series 2007-1, Class M1 (S)  7.629  04/25/37  1,000,000  1,025,000 
 
      Shares  Value 
Common Stocks 2.73%        $4,740,415 

(Cost $5,579,390)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 0.80%        1,388,626 

 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.06%         
Greektown Superholdings, Inc. (I)      977  108,035 
 
Media 0.74%         
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A (I)(Z)      11,505  483,210 
Dex One Corp. (I)(Z)      20,979  115,385 
SuperMedia, Inc. (I)(Z)      1,578  11,220 
Vertis Holdings, Inc. (I)      34,015  670,776 
 
Materials 1.93%        3,351,789 

 
Containers & Packaging 1.93%         
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (I)(Z)      89,740  3,351,789 
 
 
      Shares  Value 
Preferred Securities 3.45%        $5,986,125 

(Cost $5,526,753)         
 
Consumer Discretionary 1.68%        2,909,954 

 
Automobiles 0.17%         
General Motors Company, Series B, 4.750%      5,290  287,300 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.21%         
Greektown Superholdings, Inc., Series A , 7.500% (I)      19,074  2,109,179 
 
Media 0.30%         
Nielsen Holdings NV, 6.250%      9,500  513,475 
 
Energy 0.26%        456,771 

 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.26%         
Apache Corp., Series D, 6.000%      6,980  456,771 
 
Financials 1.20%        2,076,400 

 
Commercial Banks 0.63%         
Zions Bancorporation, Series E, 11.000%      40,000  1,096,400 
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.57%         
Public Storage, Inc., Depositary Shares, Series W, 6.500% (Z)    40,000  980,000 
 
Utilities 0.31%        543,000 

 
Electric Utilities 0.31%         
PPL Corp., 9.500%      10,000  543,000 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

      Par value  Value 
Short-Term Investments 3.80%        $6,601,000 

(Cost $6,601,000)         
 
Repurchase Agreement 0.06%        101,000 

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Corp. dated 01-31-11 at         
0.010% to be repurchased at $101,000 on 02-01-11, collateralized       
by $95,000 Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.375% due 10-       
15-15 (valued at $105,806, including interest)      101,000  101,000 
 
    Maturity  Par value   
  Yield* (%)  date    Value 
Short-Term Securities 3.74%        6,500,000 

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes  0.100  02/01/11  6,500,000  6,500,000 
 
Total investments (Cost $239,800,931)† 143.56%        $249,389,702 

 
Other assets and liabilities, net (43.56%)        ($75,666,216) 

 
Total net assets 100.00%        $173,723,486 

 

The percentage shown for each investment category is the total value of that category as a percentage of the net assets of the Fund.

IO Interest Only Security - Interest Tranche of Stripped Mortgage Pool

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

PIK Payment-in-kind

(H) Non-income producing - Issuer is in default.

(I) Non-income producing security.

(P) Variable rate obligation. The coupon rate shown represents the rate at period end.

(Q) Perpetual bonds have no stated maturity date.

(S) These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Such securities may be resold, normally to qualified institutional buyers, in transactions exempt from registration. Rule 144A securities amounted to $63,111,583 or 36.33% of the Fund's net assets as of 01-31-11.

(Z) All or a portion of this security is segregated as collateral pursuant to the Committed Facility Agreement. Total collateral value at 01-31-11 was $182,083,506.

* Yield represents the annualized yield at the date of purchase.

† At 01-31-11, the aggregate cost of investment securities for federal income tax purposes was $240,401,739. Net unrealized appreciation aggregated $8,987,963, of which $21,166,265 related to appreciated investment securities and $12,178,302 related to depreciated investment securities.

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

The Fund had the following country concentration as a percentage of investments on 01-31-11.

United States  82% 
Canada  3% 
Cayman Islands  2% 
Mexico  2% 
Luxembourg  1% 
Argentina  1% 
Brazil  1% 
Australia  1% 
Other Countries  4% 
Short-Term Investments  3% 

 

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

Notes to the Schedule of Investments

Security valuation. Investments are stated at value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), normally at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time. The Fund uses a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the pricing assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. Level 1 includes securities valued using quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. Level 2 includes securities valued using significant observable inputs. Observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds and credit risk. Prices for securities valued using these inputs are received from independent pricing vendors and brokers and are based on an evaluation of the inputs described. Level 3 includes securities valued using significant unobservable inputs when market prices are not readily available or reliable, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors used in determining value may include market or issuer specific events, changes in interest rates and credit quality. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The following is a summary of the values by input classification of the Fund’s investments as of January 31, 2011, by major security category or type:

          Level 2    Level 3 
    Total Market      Significant    Significant 
    Value at    Level 1 Quoted  Observable    Unobservable 
    01-31-11    Price  Inputs    Inputs 

Corporate Bonds     143,966,177      $   143,005,240  $  960,937 

Convertible Bonds    3,968,099      3,968,099     

Capital Preferred Securities    1,827,963      1,827,963     

U.S. Government & Agency Obligations    64,762,570      64,762,570     

Foreign Government Obligations    3,668,011      3,668,011     

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations    11,938,487      10,926,099    1,012,388 

Asset Backed Securities    1,930,855      1,930,855     

Common Stocks    4,740,415  $  3,961,604      778,811 

Preferred Securities    5,986,125    3,363,471  513,475    2,109,179 

Short-Term Investments    6,601,000      6,601,000     

Total investments in Securities  $    249,389,702  $  7,325,075  $   237,203,312  $  4,861,315 
Other Financial Instruments:               
Futures  $  42,966  $  42,966       

 

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. During the three-month period ended January 31, 2011, there were no significant transfers in or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.

The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent the beginning value of any security or instrument where a change in the level has occurred from the beginning to the end of the period.

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

COLLATERAL 
  CORPORATE  MORTGAGE  COMMON  PREFERRED   
  BONDS  OBLIGATIONS  STOCK  STOCK  TOTAL 
 
Balance as of 10-31-10  $637,920  $994,286  $108,035  $2,109,179  $3,849,420 
Accrued           
discounts/premiums  5,446  18      5,464 
 
Realized gain (loss)    (308,307)      (308,307) 
Change in unrealized           
appreciation           
(depreciation)  22,371  543,659  269,654    835,684 
 
Net purchases (sales)  295,200  (2,440)  401,122    693,882 
 
Transfers in and/or out           
of Level 3    (214,828)      (214,828) 
 
Balance as of 01-31-11  $960,937  $1,012,388  $778,811  $2,109,179  $4,861,315 

 

In order to value the securities, the Fund uses the following valuation techniques. Equity securities held by the Fund are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the principal securities exchange on which they trade. In the event there were no sales during the day or closing prices are not available, then securities are valued using the last quoted bid or evaluated price. Debt obligations are valued based on the evaluated prices provided by an independent pricing service, which utilizes both dealer-supplied and electronic data processing techniques, taking into account factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. Foreign securities and currencies are valued in U.S. dollars, based on foreign currency exchange rates supplied by an independent pricing service. Certain securities traded only in the over-the-counter market are valued at the last bid price quoted by brokers making markets in the securities at the close of trading. Certain short-term securities are valued at amortized cost. Other portfolio securities and assets, where market quotations are not readily available, are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Fund’s Pricing Committee, following procedures established by the Board of Trustees.

Repurchase agreements. The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. When a Fund enters into a repurchase agreement, it receives collateral which is held in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. The collateral amount is marked-to-market and monitored on a daily basis to ensure that the collateral held is in an amount not less than the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus any accrued interest. In the event of a default by the counterparty, realization of the collateral proceeds could be delayed, during which time the collateral value may decline.

Payment-in-kind bonds. The Fund may invest in payment-in-kind bonds (PIK Bonds). PIK Bonds allow the issuer, at its option, to make current interest payments on the bonds either in cash or in additional bonds. The market prices of PIK Bonds are affected to a greater extent by interest rate changes and thereby tend to be more volatile than securities which pay cash interest periodically. The Fund accrues income on these securities and this income is required to be distributed to shareholders. Because no cash is received at the time income accrues on these securities, the Fund may need to sell other investments to make distributions.

Stripped securities. Stripped mortgage backed securities are financial instruments structured to separate principal and interest cash flows so that one class receives the entire principal from the underlying mortgage assets (PO or principal only), while the other class receives the interest cash flows (IO or interest only). Both PO and IO investments represent an interest in the cash flows of an underlying stripped mortgage backed security. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, the Fund may fail to fully receive its initial investment in an IO security. The market value of these securities can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. In addition, these securities present additional credit risk such that the Fund may not receive all or part of its principal or interest payments because the borrower or issuer has defaulted on its obligation.

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John Hancock Investors Trust
As of 01-31-11 (Unaudited)

Futures. A futures contract is a contractual agreement to buy or sell a particular commodity, currency, or financial instrument at a pre-determined price in the future. Risks related to the use of futures contracts include possible illiquidity of the futures markets, contract prices that can be highly volatile and imperfectly correlated to movements in hedged security values and/or interest rates and potential losses in excess of the Fund’s initial investment.Futures contracts are valued at the quoted daily settlement prices established by the exchange on which they trade.

During the three months ended January 31, 2011, the Fund used futures contracts to manage the duration of the portfolio. The following table summarizes the contracts held at January 31, 2011. During the three months ended January 31, 2011, the Fund held futures contracts with notional absolute values ranging from 7.1 million to 7.4 million, as measured at each quarter end.

          UNREALIZED 
  NUMBER OF    EXPIRATION  NOTIONAL  APPRECIATION 
OPEN CONTRACTS  CONTRACTS  POSITION  DATE  VALUE (USD)  (DEPRECIATION) 

U.S. Treasury 30-Year Bond           
Futures  10  Long  Mar 2011  $1,206,250  ($60,888) 
U.S. Treasury 5-Year Note           
Futures  27  Short  Mar 2011  (3,197,180)  34,307 
U.S. Treasury 10-Year Note           
Futures  22  Short  Mar 2011  (2,657,531)  69,547 
Total          $42,966 

 

Fair value of derivative instruments by risk category

The table below summarizes the fair value of derivatives held by the Fund at January 31, 2011 by risk category:

    ASSET  LIABILITY 
    DERIVATIVES FAIR  DERIVATIVES FAIR 
RISK  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS LOCATION  VALUE  VALUE 

Interest rate contracts  Futures  $103,854  ($60,888) 

 

For additional information on the Fund's significant accounting policies, please refer to the Fund's most recent semiannual or annual shareholder report.

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

Separate certifications for the registrant's principal executive officer and principal accounting officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached.



SIGNATURES 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

John Hancock Investors Trust

By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 18, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By: /s/ Keith F. Hartstein
Keith F. Hartstein
President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 18, 2011

By: /s/ Charles A. Rizzo
Charles A. Rizzo
Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 18, 2011